BookMe Chapter 501 - 268: Cyan Rattan’s Advancement, 9-Leaf Sword Lily
Chapter 501 - 268: Cyan Rattan’s Advancement, 9-Leaf Sword Lily
Just then, the Evergreen Vine sent him a message.
’It needs more treasures?’
Hearing this, Li Chang’an didn’t hesitate for a moment, immediately tossing out a large number of treasures meant for cultivating Spirit Plants.
These were all items he had acquired from the Mu Family Treasure Vault.
The Cyan Rattans coiled around the treasures, dragging them beneath the Spiritual Earth and rapidly absorbing their essence.
The last Cyan Rattan’s growth began to accelerate again.
Forty feet, fifty feet, sixty feet...
It gradually approached the hundred-foot mark.
Just then, Li Chang’an once again received a message from the vine.
’It’s about to advance?’
His heart filled with joy. He immediately took out a great number of treasures and, moving like a blur, set up a Tier Three Spirit Gathering Array on Changqing Mountain!
In addition, he crushed a large quantity of Middle Grade Spirit Stones.
In an instant, all of Changqing Mountain was wreathed in Spiritual Mist, resembling a celestial paradise. The Spiritual Qi became unimaginably dense.
After Li Chang’an activated the Tier Three Gathering Spirit Array at full power, the dense Spiritual Power immediately condensed into raindrops that showered down upon the Spirit Field.
A moment later, the one-hundredth Spirit Vine officially grew to a length of one hundred feet!
The Evergreen Vine’s aura suddenly skyrocketed, climbing higher and higher as it frantically absorbed the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power.
The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power in the region around Changqing Mountain gradually began to stir.
’Not good. This commotion is too big.’
Li Chang’an’s figure flickered, becoming a series of afterimages as he appeared in various locations to plant one Array Flag after another and inscribe countless Array Patterns.
About a quarter of an hour later,
he returned to Changqing Mountain and with a thought,
"Array, activate!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, a Grand Array that blotted out the sky and sun suddenly materialized within a ten-li radius.
The countless Cultivators inside the array didn’t notice a thing. Li Chang’an had used an Illusion Array to simulate the previous celestial phenomenon and had spent a large number of Spirit Stones to keep the Spiritual Power concentration inside the array at a normal level.
Time flew by, and two hours passed in the blink of an eye.
Suddenly, the disturbance in the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power became frenzied, forming a ten-li-wide vortex of Spiritual Power in almost an instant!
"A ten-li celestial phenomenon!"
Li Chang’an’s expression was grave as he gazed at this Celestial Phenomenon.
When the Evergreen Vine broke through to Tier Two, it hadn’t caused any particularly special celestial phenomena.
He never expected that the commotion from this breakthrough to Tier Three would be comparable to a Human Race Cultivator undergoing Core Formation!
If Li Chang’an hadn’t set up the concealing Grand Array in advance, this immense celestial phenomenon would have been seen by countless people.
At that point, trouble would have surely come knocking!
’It should be fine now.’
Li Chang’an did not let his guard down, however.
He released the Profound Water Turtle and the Evil Soul, ordering them to patrol the area and guard against any approaching enemies.
In addition, he also deployed three Tier Three Puppets to ensure nothing could go wrong.
「Five days later.」
The Evergreen Vine’s aura grew stronger and stronger, gradually approaching a new level.
That evening, its aura surged explosively, successfully crossing the threshold to Tier Three. Its hundred-plus Cyan Rattans began to grow wildly, reaching a length of a thousand feet in the blink of an eye!
Each Cyan Rattan was like a terrifying cyan python, whipping about frantically between heaven and earth.
After a long while, it finally calmed down.
The Spiritual Power vortex in the sky also gradually dissipated, returning to its former state.
A moment later, the Evergreen Vine sent a message, indicating that it had successfully advanced and officially become a Tier Three Spirit Plant.
Unlike other ordinary Tier Three Spirit Plants, its combat power was quite formidable, comparable to an Early Stage Golden Core Cultivator with many years of accumulated power.
With this, Li Chang’an now had another source of Tier Three Combat Power.
However, this combatant was not mobile and could only be used to guard Changqing Mountain.
Li Chang’an dismantled the Spirit Gathering Array and the Heaven-Covering Array, returning everything in the area to normal.
He walked over to the Spirit Field to check on the Evergreen Vine’s condition.
’The Evergreen Vine now has one hundred Spirit Vines, and the Spirit Charm it feeds back to me has also reached one hundred strands.’
Counting the Spirit Charm he already possessed,
he now had a total of one hundred and eleven strands of Spirit Charm in his body.
According to the Spirit Ascension Technique, the range of Spirit Charm for an Earth Spirit Root was from eighty-one to one hundred sixty strands.
Anything over one hundred sixty strands was considered a Celestial Spirit Root.
’I’m still far from having a Celestial Spirit Root. I probably can’t hope to achieve it before Core Formation. I’ll just have to cultivate it slowly after that and do my best to upgrade to a Celestial Spirit Root before Nascent Soul Formation.’
Li Chang’an mused to himself, planning for the future.
After a while, he left Changqing Mountain and returned to the Mu Clan Territory.
Within the Mu Clan Territory, there was also a Quasi-Tier Four Spirit Field.
However, it was very small, far smaller than the one on Li Chang’an’s Changqing Mountain.
In the central area of this Spirit Field, countless treasures for nurturing Spirit Plants were piled high.
’I’d long heard that the Mu Family also possessed a Heaven and Earth Spirit Root, but that it was damaged and had never been able to recover.’
Li Chang’an transformed into a streak of Spiritual Light and landed in the center of the Spirit Field.
At the very center, surrounded by the many nurturing treasures, was a Spirit Plant that resembled an orchid.
It had nine leaves, and each one contained a dense Sword Intent, as if the plant were a peerless Sword Cultivator. Its aura, however, was extremely weak.
"The Nine-leaf Sword Lily."
Li Chang’an slowly crouched down to inspect its condition.
He considered trying to restore it to its peak state, but he quickly abandoned the idea.
The moment he touched it, he sensed a subtle fragility.
The Mu Family had already tried everything—from special Spirit Plant cultivation Skills to all sorts of nurturing treasures—but nothing had worked.
This Heaven and Earth Spirit Root could no longer withstand any further meddling.
’If I were to expend some of my lifespan, I might be able to restore it, but there’s no need.’
Li Chang’an thought of the properties of his Evergreen Technique and shook his head slightly.
He already had the Evergreen Vine; there was no need to save this sword lily.
According to the Spirit Ascension Technique, each Cultivator could only form a contract with a single Heaven and Earth Spirit Root.
’Heaven and Earth Spirit Roots must have other uses. It can’t be as simple as just upgrading a Cultivator’s Spiritual Root. After all, they are treasures from the dawn of creation.’